Sunday, September 30, 2007

Federal Conservative Government Going To War Against Pot Smokers

" ... the party's over,'' Tony Clement, Health Minister

Canada's Conservative government has decided to borrow from the politics of the 1930's and 'get tough with reefer smokers'! Stephen Harper's crew of fundamentalist right wingnuts are going to announce a $64 million anti-drug initiative next week that aims to get-tough on 'illegal' drugs in Canada.

So while we have record levels of REAL crime in the nation, precious police resources are going to be dedicated to chasing Canadians who may use a little recreational marijuana. Harper needs scapegoats to blame the ills of the nation on. Pot smokers likely will fill that bill for the Tories.

I just can't envision an election before the late spring at the earliest -unless- Harper pulls the plug on his own administration. If Harper decides to hang on, the Libs won't allow his gov't to fall. I think it likely that Harper will find a way to go in June /08.

Harper is just following in the footsteps of the US in advocating harsher penalties for drug use. Perhaps the Conservatives are buying up shares in prison construction firms and hoping to privatise prisons if they get a majority. The US has 25 percent of the world's prisons and the highest incarceration rate in the world. Harper's dream is to catch up with and surpass the US.